Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 14

ftp SATURDAY JSVEOmOT O'AKEANDI TRIBUNE MARCH 2, 1C07. 4 rmci Ill i i i i I I EXTENmemE BUSINESS quarters VFRYiiiHF ursine 10W BEING BUILT ON VERNON STREET L.II I I IIIIB UU III ALONG WE LINE EIGHTH STREET I 1 tfr i ,,,4: fwn. ij iLi.m (' Wl HI'IIHH 1 Sf Tiinrrminnimi rr Tfi i aiiiwiifiiniiiMifiiiir mtt nt if ni I fmritfutwrfrini fir i--iimn'iavT(r rnrrnn I I iZ I I i i ii i i i i i i ii it i i in iiit ill i ii liii nil i-v vyvv r-: i New Business Buildings Are Invading an Old-Time Fashion- I ---r -nssi-t. I I able Residence District in the the City of Oakland. Un An Important Addition to a Growing New Residential District at Business Is creeping; west along Eighth street.

The above photographs show two new buildings erected In the block between Clay and Jefferson. These business structures have dis Will Cost About $1 5,000. the Lake, Which floor. The plans were designed forren rooms, with an unfinished attic on the owner, A. Johnson, by E.

H. top, and a nine-foot concrete walled Welch, the builder, or, perhaps, morel basement built into the hill side, which the Head of This Illustration represents the side elevation of a new residence In the course of construction on Vernon street, near Perkins, at the head of Lake Merrltt. The main entrance forms a break on the side of the first In hardwoodT The lot on which stands Is 90x140. and the total cost is estimated by Mr. Johnson at Mr.

Tohnson's former residence, wilch adjoins the premises by the new building, was recently sold toMrs. A. Chabot. PLANS OF OAKLAND PROPERTY IMPROVERS ARE BADLY HAMPERED had to be excavated for the purpose. It will have a stone front with marble steps leading to the main entrance, and the Interior Is to be all finished Many Costly Buildings Already Designed BRISK DEMAND FOR Because of the Great Difficulty ot Getting the I-Necessary Structural Materials.

BERKELEY PROPERTY PROPERTY YALUES IN ALAMEDA INCREASING Breaking Ground for a New Electric Railroad Gives flew Life to the Real I I .1 I I I I Most of the Realty Transferred Last Month Was Sold to Seekers of Build state Business ing arid Home Sites. t. 1400 feet on San Pablo avenue andj 2000 feet on the proposed extension off a meeting of the Board of Pjib-lli Works held on Wednesday George WT. Gorrlll stated clearly the dftflcul-tlesw'hleh property7 owners who have planned- to make-- fmportint building encountering lnj carrying out their intentions. Mr.

qorrlll was pleading -with the Board not to re'voke the which had been granted to him to erect a four-tory sixty-room apartment-house cfi the east side of Telegraph avenue, op-nnnitn Williams street, ibefore the adoption by the Council the new I fire limit ordinance. This now em- braces the premises where the structure was to be built. We have encountered the same difficulty in proceeding with the erectloi of this building," said "that all others have who are putting up new buildings, namely, -that of getting an adequate supply of structural material. The sawmills are alii away be- hind with their orders. a part In inwmlll In this city.

I can ay: that the" lumber manufactured 'for thjs building of ours' shouldj have ben it I 'Vi v. a. BERKELEY, March 3. Selling has been brisk in all quarters of the city during the past week, especially to the north of the town line in the vicinity of the proposed Capitol site. A 14-acre tract of rolling hillside in this vicinity was sold for $9000 to a San Francisco, attorney, whose' name is withheld, by the firm of Young, Brown, Harvey and Yoxmg.

This property was sold a few weeks ago for $5000. It has a commanding view of the bay, and, although nearly a mile to the north of the property offered to the Statae as a. site for the Capitol, it is believed that, the property in this section will be as desirable as any in the city, Henderson, Fapscott and Co. have acquired 106 acres Just south of the county line for something like $325,000. This tract has a frontage of the Key Route line.

The Santa. Fo; crosses the tract, which will be vided and converted into building lots.j The company will run wide streets through the tract and lay cement sidewalks. The real estate men generally ar overworked and optimistic. A representative; of Mason-McDuffie reports over one hundred sale effected by the firm during the -past month. Most of thorn rep'resentedSihome-buyers and the" properties transferred are scattered all over the city, which indicates a continued remarkable growth in the population "It is probably true." he added, "that at, no history of Berkeley as tnany riew homes been started as we're begunilast week." ALAMEDA, March Ground for the Greenwood electric road throusrh this city broken yesterday and It Is expected that realty values on the north side of the city will greatly ln- i crease as the road), work progresses.

The new road will tap a section of the city that is four blocks away from the north side line of the Southern Paclflo Company and the facilities for travel between this city and San Francisco will be greatly benefited. When the franchise was granted to Greenwood to operate the electric line and ferry system there was a sudden increase In values along Clement ave nue where the road is to run, and the streets In the vicinity. As time elapsed and work was not started the real estate values fell back to the old plane, but now that the active work is under way there has been a bound in values and lots are held at a premium. Throughout the crty there has been a gradual Increase In real estate values that presares a lively year for the Confines of 1 future development of Greater Oaklandas an assured fact The other building, which stands near the center of the block on the south side of Eighth between Clay and Jefferson, has been erected by Cannot Be Started and It Is growing In such a way now that It is a matter of speculation what any district will develop Into finally. We planned first to' put up a two-story building and the permit was first taken out for such a structure.

Then the rapid developments Induced us to change our plans to a four- story building, when we were met by the shortage of building materials. We cannot tell yet what Telegraph avenue Is going to develop into whether it will go into the retail or Into the wholesale trade. Tt Is this uncertainty which prevents us this time to Invest $300,000 or $400,000 in a class A Gliding, because It might turn out later to too the wrong kind of a structure for the district. We planned to put up the frame building In "such a form that, in the event the district should develop In three or four as to Indicate a permanency 'of its future character, it could be removed outside the fire limits and 'we would then proceed with the erection on the premises ofa modern class A structure, adapted for the purpose of whatever kihd of business located In that neighborhood. I am, of course, merely explaining the situation as It is at present, not kicking." Nothing can" be said outlining more correctly the enormous strain which Oakland is to-day experiencing In the struggle to accommodate Itself to Its new conditions.

An Expert's Views of the City's Prospects and Future I Prosperity. George A Lewis, President of the real estate firm of Crown Lewis, icof has Just returned torn a very successful business trip to Los Angeles and the South. In answer to a question as to what he thought of Los Angeles, he said: "While I have always thought Oalr I land, wilq ner Deaauiu oayr in rronx and her plctoresqu'e hills with hun dreds of modern and coxy homes as i background, jone of the prettiest cities I have ever seen, I must say that after visiting Los Angeles I am still more Infatuated -with our Oakland. I tell you that after Oakland has spent as much money and time In boosting as Los Angela has during the last five years, we will see a city twice as large, twice as prosperous and I hope much Cleaner streets and stores better filled with buyers than what Los Angeles to th visitor todav. i- fl i "There Is every to expect ADVANTAGES placed residences which formerly occupied their sjltes.

The" Duildlng erected on the northwest corner of Clay and Eighth "Is a stuccoed-frame structure, owned by Llpman Kay-ser, Los Angeles Investor, who regard fire limits were extended, and the delay In its erection has been unavoidable. There are a great many others who are in the same boat as ourselves who cannot carry out the plana that have- been drawn for them toy the -architects because of the difficulty of getting structural materials. There is an enormous amount bt new building in progress in this city now, but there would be much again, if not more, In evidence If materials could be delivered expeditiously. Then, again, I know of several large build inc-9 whose constructibn is being de layed because no one will accept a con tract for pxravatinsr the ground for the basements and foundations. Practically, there are only two firms engaged in this business in the city, and although they are employing all the available teams' and men they are compelled the decline new orders Whenever one of them Is offered a contract, the tender Is declined and the one offering it is advised to take It to the other firm, where he meets the saine condition.

The man who wants to put up his Improvements as quickly: as he can to meet the growing1 wants of the city 1. consequently, forced to wait. These two excavating firms are of course reaping a harvest? but I don't know how the situation can be Improved, as the city is growing' faster than men, money, teams and materials can be provided, and the employment of a new architect C. wi Dickey to revise the plans. This wbrk has been' completed and contractors are figuring on the drawings in order to submit bids.

As soon as a new contract is awarded construction will be resumed. The hotci. as originally planned, was' to cost The estimated cost of the revised plans approximates $700,000. MEANS NEW- THEATER i as a reason that he was planning to erect a new theater In this city. He intimated that he desired to secure a site on fither Broadway or Telegraph avenue north ot and in the neighbor-hood of Twentieth street.

OLD SYNAGOGUE 'MAY-M delivered, and; in it three months ago but it. has not been able to deliver Jt The mil is overcrow ded with -work' and with orders that cannot be filled for months, and every other xnlil in Oakland and tributary to it is properly speaking, vthe superintendent of construction, ashe erection of the structure Is all being' done by day labor. It consists of two stories of elev- dealers. All of them are optimistic irt their belief that Alameda has now struck the right gait and Is to pro gress as no other city about the bay. A number of large tracts have been opened up during the past six months and the demand for realty Is unabated.

There Is a constant stream of home-seekers at all of the offices and automobiles and horses are kept busy In carrying the people about the city to look at property William Hammond of Hammond Hammond, stated yesterday that there was an influx of home-seekers to 'this city and that of the population that came here in April of last year over 80 per cent remained to make permanent homes In this city. The merchants have become cognizant of the Increase In population through the large business they are doing. In many instances they have been compel Ipd. to acquire more help and the activity in the business life Is noticed by all residents: The remaining months of the year promise bright things for Alameda, i Structure to Contain hotel at the northwest corner and Webster streets on the junk yard formerly occupying the premises. The structure covers a lot idu ieet on street with a frontage of 50 feet on Webster street.

On the ground floor there will be six large stores The old dormitory of the St. Joseph's Academy, formerly conducted toy the Christian Brothers on the old Ross-Browne block, between I Fourth and Fifth streets and Jackson and Madison streets, now occupied by a gas engine company wonts, will constitute one part of the hotel, and the interior is now being remodeled for that purpose. The hotel will be four-story structure. For that drowsy, tired feeling and loss of appetite there is nothing as good as Lash's Kidney and Liver Fitters. (r, nr.

tt Han Always Botft Siutor BBBBBBBBBBBBBBSSav BECOME A FACTORY i in the same nx. unaer uniiiiiaij' 'r umstances, the lumber orderea wouia A 'Woolen Manufacturing Firm Warns A' bave been in the building before the Lease the temple now Located i to Hr tcj the level of the ground In. order to MECHANICS HOTEL ON on Harrison Street. ARCADE HOTEL FLANS WEBSTER AND FIFTH HAVE BEEN REVISED WilljBe Resumed oh the Building as Soon as a New Contract A Large Four-Story Work Seventy-Five Rooms Above and Six Stores Below. Is Awarded.

fit It to carry heavy floors put In above, the front extended to the property line, and the school building In the rear of the old synagogue adjusted to fit Into the 'main building. The prospective lessees have i made a careful inspection Of the prem- ises and are now figuring on Its adapt- ability to the wants of their factory, Mr, Briggs has made an alternative tender to lease tWo buildings standlnss oh a lot 75x100 on Hhe south side of Third, between Webster and Harrison street. The stores' on the ground floor, are now occupied by 'Chinese mer- chants and the uper floor by Chinese manufacturers, from whom Mr Brlggs says he is receiving a rental of $315 per month. "IWork' on the new Arcfde Hotel building has been suspended for some time, owing to the discovery that er- rors had been made In-the i plans and i' that was" every prospect the 4 builder would be unable to jlive up to his contract. These discoveries com-fcv plicated matters" all round and pro- 4 The former 1 Hebrew synagogue located on the east sldxof Harrison street, in the middle of thexblock be- tween Fourth and Fifth streets, was sold a few months ago to L.

H. Brlggs, the mminer Is week a woolen y-- manuractun: firm, whose name for. prudential reasons has been withheld opened negotiations for a leasehold on the property, for the purpose of converting It' into a woolen factory. Mr. Brlggs says that the negotiations are basedon a four-years', term, with the privelegeof a ten-year extension or a flat ten-years The property has a frontageot 37 feet on Harrison and a depth of 75 feet.

If the building is leased, the whole Interior will be remodeled, the floor lowered BORLAND a LEMON AGENTS PAINTS EALERS IN WALL PAPER MINTING AND DECORATING in all branohes 406 Thirteenth Street Phone 3481 It ended jf duced. considerable friction. Ji in a with The foundation Is nowbeing laid by L. Bercovich for a 75 -room mechanics' this. Oakland being situated on an Francisco bay, the finest natural harbor otv the Paclflo Coast, offers every y- advantage to manufacture and com- merce; her terminus facilities for the transcontinental railways are far superior to those of any other California city, barring none, not even San Fran- dsco.

The several railway companies are fully demonstrating this point by the big fight they are putting upror water frontage' faclllftea and by' the' millions they are spendiSg on the development of their roads. 1 have never seen a better or brighter future for any city than what I see for Oakland Everyone wb has a dollar ought to invest It atOnce In Oakland real estate. Placed on some plec'ofreai, estate and. let Oakland growth and proeperltydo the rest fq'r the contractor POSSlBWilT ANOTHER a A. FitUburg theatrical man who rep relented his business but nglected to give his name visited the office -of the Board of Public Works cjuring the i i week to Inquire about the -fire limits ii and building requirements, assigning V.

White Co. DECORATORS' Frescoing, Paper Tinting, and Painting. All and exterior work. branches interior Get your estimate before letting out your work. Samples shown at your home.

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